Profile banner
Profile picture

Badbeard

@badbeard.bsky.social

Cyberdork he/him

created July 12, 2023

584 followers 495 following 13,744 posts

view profile on Bluesky

Posts

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?

2/9/2025, 6:33:23 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Tim Onion (@bencollins.bsky.social) reposted

"Blueskyism" helped make The Onion one of the largest newspapers in the world in less than a year. If we had spent all of our time on Twitter, we'd be poorer, dumber and terminally ill with internet poisoning. He's just angry he's wasting away over there in a nazi agnostic lane that doesn't exist.

1/9/2025, 8:51:37 PM | 13123 1883 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Artologica aka Michele Banks (@artologica.net) reposted

*pushes glasses up nose* This is known as the Blueschism

1/9/2025, 10:21:15 PM | 51 9 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman.bsky.social) reposted

Storm Dave’s real name is Storm Rodney.

List of 2025/26 storm names Amy Hannah Bram Isla Chandra Janna Dave Kasia Eddie Lilith Fionnuala Marty Gerard Nico Oscar Patrick Ruby Stevie Tadhg Violet Wubbo Source: Met Office.
1/9/2025, 6:10:48 AM | 277 32 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Some inspirational better uses of all that A9 duelling cash in this fantastic little video from @garethdennis.uk.

1/9/2025, 6:47:41 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

I am Grout

1/9/2025, 6:31:43 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

A pizza is flat like a circle.

1/9/2025, 6:28:51 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

We are very silly.

31/8/2025, 10:15:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

I hope you had a good ventilator. That spalting is not good when airborne!

31/8/2025, 9:58:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Interestingly the European ash are already evolving resistance to the die back. There is hope!

31/8/2025, 9:56:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

The street will always find a way.

31/8/2025, 9:49:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

I had to put the light on making the morning coffee last week for the first time in months. It's heartbreaking when we get less than 8 hours of daylight in mid-December though...

31/8/2025, 9:47:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

The nights have been drawing in for 2 months!

31/8/2025, 9:43:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Is that Jared Leto?

31/8/2025, 7:59:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

The Antonine Wall would never..

31/8/2025, 7:32:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

Lindsay is right.

31/8/2025, 7:20:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

They work the same, whatever the weather!

31/8/2025, 7:20:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Bucky Fuller remains the GOAT.

31/8/2025, 6:59:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

#WeirdCarBS

31/8/2025, 6:35:14 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

There definitely be precipitation over there.

31/8/2025, 6:23:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

Good Evening

A wee rainbow above the sun lit stubble field.
31/8/2025, 5:28:44 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Bullock (@guitarmoog.bsky.social) reposted

31/8/2025, 4:32:48 PM | 25 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

I have bought a trail camera (I wanted one for the garden anyway) and will be popping it in the roof. I found and blocked a couple of possible entry points. And a crack in an old chimney that will need repair!

31/8/2025, 11:19:57 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

Jarvis Knows

31/8/2025, 9:28:15 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Love the 202

Black and white panoramic photo of an Edinburgh tram at Shandwick Place. The Horizon 202 is a swing lens camera so the movement of the tram is accentuated by the motion of the lens during the exposure. Panoramic photo of the east corners of George and Hannover Streets looking directly up at the sky. In the lower left and right corners of the image the tops of the buildings are visible.
31/8/2025, 9:26:37 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Scotland: Juice Glasgow: Ginger

31/8/2025, 9:14:44 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

We used to have mice and this was definitely bigger. I suspect squirrel or rat. Probably squirrel. Gone now so all's good. For now.

31/8/2025, 9:08:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

It appears to have moved on. Opening the loft hatch and bellowing "Gerrofoutofit!" appear to have worked. I guess I'll be surveying for obvious entry points today...

31/8/2025, 8:52:54 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

I think that's what it's done. No sign of it now and no noises.

31/8/2025, 8:49:05 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

This has been discussed. 😁

31/8/2025, 7:59:59 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

I have decided to stay in bed with partner and cats and finish my coffee first.

31/8/2025, 7:58:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Current status:

31/8/2025, 7:47:26 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Well if it found its way in hopefully it'll find its way out... 😬 Did you have to get someone in?

31/8/2025, 7:46:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

It sounds enormous. I am slightly terrified to go up there.

31/8/2025, 7:43:34 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Pottering is my primary retirement goal.

31/8/2025, 7:40:08 AM | 13 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) (@funranium.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

[shakes head sadly] This is the problem with getting old but not retired. Less free time for one’s passions.

31/8/2025, 2:03:02 AM | 60 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

Can anyone recommend an infrared trail camera? It appears to have moved on but I will need to work out what it is. (And where the hell it is entering!)

31/8/2025, 7:33:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

There is an animal of some sort in the loft above our bedroom. I have a feeling today is not going to go as planned.

31/8/2025, 7:26:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Choose HRT

31/8/2025, 7:05:18 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Cnutters

30/8/2025, 11:07:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Have they co-opted the suffragettes colours?

30/8/2025, 10:57:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Hey! Welcome back!

30/8/2025, 10:55:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture HappyToast (@happytoast.co.uk) reposted

I've seen so many ai versions of the Weekend at Donnies picture I did. Why can't the software check the prompt and say 'someone's already done that joke' and not pointlessly burn the planet?

30/8/2025, 10:17:13 PM | 118 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Stipe (@michaelstipe.bsky.social) reposted

I can

I can
30/8/2025, 5:14:21 PM | 14046 3379 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow (@tomtomorrow.bsky.social) reposted

Make Death Rumors Great Again

30/8/2025, 9:29:51 PM | 417 25 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

This is incredible

30/8/2025, 10:13:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

☹️

30/8/2025, 11:48:12 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

I waited till he woke but passed on a wee kiss.

30/8/2025, 11:11:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

I was about to make a comment on folks trying to claim they were grunge back then and look at this: Google excerpt vs Actual Wikipedia. Clearly the argument rages on.

Screenshot of the Google overview of Rossdale reads Wikipedia article reads
30/8/2025, 8:09:43 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief (@katie.bzky.team) reposted

trump dying is just a distraction

30/8/2025, 8:01:32 AM | 1283 147 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Ha, I still don't believe that Bush exist(ed). I'm not sure I've ever heard one of their tunes.

30/8/2025, 8:01:45 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Now if I only knew who that was.

30/8/2025, 8:00:46 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

The whole coalition collapses if Trump goes. I don't think we can know what happens next.

30/8/2025, 7:58:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Important update!

The same cat but he's moved a bit and is resting his head on his crossed paws. We stan a sleepy king.
30/8/2025, 7:53:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

You just made/ruined Andy's weekend.

30/8/2025, 7:50:13 AM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

[whispers] It's your book KT.

30/8/2025, 7:47:24 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

Ice T's 1995 was incredible.

30/8/2025, 7:45:21 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

And The Big Lebowski!

Aimee Mann handing over the menu after ordering pancakes in The Big Lebowski (1998).
30/8/2025, 7:39:03 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

Happy #Caturday from Helix #ProofOfCat

A tabby cat sleeps on a light covered duvet. He has a smile on his face. A picture of peace.
30/8/2025, 7:33:02 AM | 82 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

They're good dogs Clark

30/8/2025, 7:24:42 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

#SpreadJoy

30/8/2025, 7:13:46 AM | 0 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

Lots of speculative context in the replies to this if you've just logged on.

30/8/2025, 7:08:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture HappyToast (@happytoast.co.uk) reposted

Buckle up America

Weekend at Donnie’s film poster with the Trump sons holding up Donald
30/8/2025, 6:22:51 AM | 645 185 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ian Coldwater 📦💥 (@lookitup.baby) reposted

Old Soviet joke for today: A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves. After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?” “I’m looking for the obituaries.” “The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.” “Not the one I’m looking for.”

30/8/2025, 5:06:33 AM | 27224 7043 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Also picturing a tiny fireman.

30/8/2025, 6:57:10 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

I am always deeply perturbed when my partner is awake before me. But it usually means I get coffee made for me so...

30/8/2025, 6:54:53 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Accepting that my sleeping brain has no appreciation of weekends was one of the most annoying bits about aging.

30/8/2025, 6:50:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

I can't believe I slept through it.

30/8/2025, 6:37:29 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Fair

29/8/2025, 9:26:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

The Bourne movies were pretty good Bond movies.

29/8/2025, 9:23:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Faine Greenwood (@faineg.bsky.social) reposted

The Internet Archive has rolled out an extremely effective new tool for searching for old Geocities GIFs. I'd apologize for what I'm about to do to this website as a result, but that would be a lie, because I won't feel sorry at all gifcities.org

13/6/2025, 4:41:20 PM | 2125 662 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

📌

29/8/2025, 7:33:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

I had a great quote skeet response for this but... Affogato

29/8/2025, 7:31:34 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

I just wanted a lie down after work. #ProofOfCat

Picture of a man lying on a bed. A white and tabby cat is sat on my chest while a larger tabby cat lies on my thighs. I am crushed by perfection. No complaints.
29/8/2025, 4:22:59 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Can't a happy man do a little dangerous heavy machinery operation for the tickety-tocks? As a treat?

29/8/2025, 7:37:07 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Floyd Marinescu (@floydmarinescu.bsky.social) reposted

No AI without UBI.

28/8/2025, 10:23:57 PM | 24 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Who are you? The Fun Police? 😋

29/8/2025, 7:15:14 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Do you have the heated seat on to keep them warm?

29/8/2025, 5:44:13 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

Good Morning and Happy Friday to all who celebrate.

29/8/2025, 5:41:12 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Faine ain't no clanker

28/8/2025, 10:40:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Sploosh it on your corn flakes just to annoy John Harvey Kellogg.

28/8/2025, 8:29:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

lol, this came straight up on this timeline @antihippy.bsky.social.

28/8/2025, 5:40:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

@funranium.bsky.social #CRAB

28/8/2025, 9:19:49 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

Tom Clancy's Infinite Jest

28/8/2025, 7:24:02 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Perfect.

28/8/2025, 7:12:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture kat cosgrove (@kat.lol) reposted

28/8/2025, 6:49:44 AM | 33 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Is it bad that I just said that in this voice?

Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive (1993) doing his 'hen House' speech.
28/8/2025, 7:06:34 AM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

It was! Ref:

Screenshot from Goodreads of the Gibson quote from Zero History:
28/8/2025, 6:58:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

I'm pretty sure it was @greatdismal.bsky.social who introduced me to the term 'gear-queer' and I think this is the extreme(ist) end of it.

28/8/2025, 6:57:02 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

I just had a week off and whoever it was that referred to long weekends as 'microdosing retirement' was a bit too on the nose. Maybe I need to be professionally widowed too before actual retirement. A fine plan.

28/8/2025, 6:54:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

I think I need a diagram. 😁 I will be using a front direct drive hub for regen on the fat bike. I really like the look of this but who knows when it will be in production. youtu.be/bLu6H-K4L2Y

28/8/2025, 5:50:27 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

How are you going to do regen with hub brakes? Built into the motor?

27/8/2025, 9:33:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Uzza (@uzzamodea.bsky.social) reposted

Bella Chow

27/8/2025, 1:36:20 PM | 514 138 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Especially this one:

27/8/2025, 9:28:37 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

The replies to this are worth a minute of your time.

27/8/2025, 9:28:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Karl-on-Sea (@karlonsea.bsky.social) reposted

You know you love it really: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpm7...

27/8/2025, 8:43:54 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

Dell outlet store is your friend for good value Dells with full warranty.

27/8/2025, 6:46:59 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Anjali Dayal (@anjalikdayal.bsky.social) reposted

here is this platypus supercut you may want to watch

27/8/2025, 6:07:35 PM | 416 104 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social)

The people OpenAI should actually be replacing...

27/8/2025, 3:57:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Badbeard (@badbeard.bsky.social) reply parent

You could have put that in the alt text. 😋

27/8/2025, 1:18:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view